Spain
Spain is an ancient wine–producing country and makes nearly as much wine as the number one and number two wine producers in the world, Italy and France. Spain's wine heritage is at least three thousand years old; vineyards in today's Sherry region were planted by the Phoenicians around 1100 BC. Wines from vines grown along the sunny Mediterranean coast and the cooler Atlantic coast were traded and consumed by the Romans.
The stirring gaudiness of Gaudis architecture, the African–influenced art of Picasso, the lush staccato of the flamenco musicians and dancers, the roar and drama of a bullfight, the friendly buzz of the tapas bar: all popular images of Spain. All these pulse with a rhythm that is uniquely Spanish. Today there is also an explosion of new wines, wineries, brands, and regions from Spain that is unprecedented in the history of wine. A huge international success, Familia Martinez Bujanda continues to create some of Spain's most lauded wines, year after year.
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